College ice hockey tournament
The 1989 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 18th CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament . It was played between March 3 and March 11, 1989. First round games were played at campus sites, while 'final four' games were played at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan . By winning the tournament, Michigan State received the Central Collegiate Hockey Association 's automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament .
The tournament featured three rounds of play. The team that finished below eighth place in the standings was not eligible for postseason play. In the quarterfinals, the first and eighth seeds, the second and seventh seeds, the third seed and sixth seeds and the fourth seed and fifth seeds played a best-of-three series, with the winners advancing to the semifinals. In the semifinals, the remaining highest and lowest seeds and second highest and second lowest seeds play a single-game, with the winners advancing to the finals. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament .
Conference standings [ edit ] Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against
Conference Overall GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA Michigan State †* 32 25 6 1 51 188 95 47 37 9 1 277 150 Lake Superior State 32 19 7 6 44 128 90 46 29 11 6 186 129 Illinois-Chicago 32 18 10 4 40 132 120 42 23 14 5 178 154 Michigan 32 17 11 4 38 137 118 41 22 15 4 177 154 Bowling Green 32 15 14 3 33 131 125 47 26 18 3 202 171 Western Michigan 32 9 17 6 24 121 145 43 14 23 6 182 200 Ferris State 32 9 18 5 23 99 144 40 12 22 6 126 171 Ohio State 32 7 20 5 19 106 160 40 9 26 5 141 215 Miami 32 8 24 0 16 125 170 38 11 27 0 158 198 Championship : Michigan State † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion
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Bracket [ edit ] Quarterfinals March 3–5 Semifinals March 9 Championship March 11 1 Michigan State 9 11 – 8 Ohio State 5 4 – 1 Michigan State 3 5 Bowling Green 2 2 Lake Superior State 5 3 – 7 Ferris State 0 0 – 1 Michigan State 4 (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) 2 Lake Superior State 1 3 Illinois–Chicago 8 4 6 6 Western Michigan 4 6 2 2 Lake Superior State 6 Consolation Game 3 Illinois–Chicago 3 4 Michigan 4 4 2 3 Illinois–Chicago 3 5 Bowling Green 6 1 3 *** 5 Bowling Green 5
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
First round [ edit ] (1) Michigan State vs. (8) Ohio State [ edit ] Michigan State won series 2–0
(2) Lake Superior State vs. (7) Ferris State [ edit ] Lake Superior State won series 2–0
(3) Illinois–Chicago vs. (6) Western Michigan [ edit ] Illinois–Chicago won series 2–1
(4) Michigan vs. (5) Bowling Green [ edit ] Bowling Green won series 2–1
Semifinals [ edit ] (1) Michigan State vs. (5) Bowling Green [ edit ]
(2) Lake Superior State vs. (3) Illinois–Chicago [ edit ]
Consolation Game [ edit ] (3) Illinois–Chicago vs. (5) Bowling Green [ edit ]
Championship [ edit ] (1) Michigan State vs. (2) Lake Superior State [ edit ]
Tournament awards [ edit ] * Most Valuable Player(s) [5]
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References [ edit ] External links [ edit ]